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Inspirational Blog Posts For November 2023

From 27 - 30 November

Piano News

Having fun revising older repertoire and have begun looking out Xmas pieces!

General News

Chocolates anyone?

Photo of Chocolates brought back for Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq by his Cousin from Belgium. Photo taken by Baldi, towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

Yummy! Thanks Layth, much appreciated you carrying these all the way back from Belgium.

Figure Skating News

Plans change for inspiring reasons. Baldi would like to wish everyone involved in Guildford Figure Skating Rink Xmas Show, the very best of luck, I know you will all be brilliant, however, this meant a change of day for lessons. As they say, variety is the spice of life! Arriving at

Photo of Guildford Railway Station, Surrey, United Kingdom taken by Baldi, towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

Guildford Railway Station just after 7am, on a frosty Winter morning, I was greeted with another sign

Photo of a Happy Xmas Sign from the staff at Guildford Railway Station, Surrey, UK taken by Baldi, towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

Xmas is looming which brought a smile to my face despite the terribly cold and wet weather. Baldis message to everyone at Guildford Station is, thank you for inspiring me in 2023. Happy Xmas to you all too.

Walking through

Photo of a Wild Wood Adventure Playgroung in Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom taken by Baldi, towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

Wild Wood, Stoke Park, Guildford, I chanced upon this adorable

Photo of a very happy Squirell in Wild Wood, Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom taken by Baldi, towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

Happy Squirrel who seemed to know it is almost Xmas due to the smile on her or his face. Passing

Photo of Guildford College taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq on a bleak Winter morning towards the end of November 2023.

Guildford College, I was surprised at the lack of Humans and Dogs alike, probably due to our interesting weather, do you not think?

After enjoying my lessons, chatting with people I do not normally mix with, due to my switch of days, I took a different route back to Guildford Station, this time along

Photo of Guildford Canal taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq on a bleak Winter morning towards the end of November 2023.

Guildford Canal, which I always find inspiring due to the sheer diversity of

Photo of Guildford Canal taken on the a bend showing a rest area and motor boat by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq on a bleak Winter morning towards the end of November 2023.

scenery, and range of

Photo of Guildford Canal showing several Canal Boats and a path for walkers to enjoy by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq on a bleak Winter morning towards the end of November 2023.

Canal activity. Thankfully, I am always able to recognise the point where I exit the Canal thanks to

Photo of Guildford Canal taken on a bend in the river showing older style buildings and a bridge in the distance by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq on a bleak Winter morning towards the end of November 2023.

these wonderfully inspiring older Building of a bygone era signalling Guildford Station approach, leaving me asking, have you visited Guildford, Surrey, England? If not, then I believe you will be inspired by all you see.

Web Site News

Constant additions and enhancements to Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's Home on The Web was the order of the week in the form of adding relevant inspiring images to make my site more approachable, more interesting and easier to read. Do keep checking back for more inspiration!

Tutorials and Book News

Progressing nicely, however, stopped for a few days due to computer issues resulting in yet another reformat of my hard drive, I feel sure these things are sent to try us, what do you think? This is also the reason I am behind with my Blog, however, aim to catch up before the end of this week. What has Baldi learnt? To not only keep a backup up on an

Photo of Baldis AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's externa SSD Backup disk taken in November 2023.

external SSD, but to also keep all working files in The Cloud, in my case on Dropbox, as this enables me to continue writing, editing and inspiring you with my Blogs from my iPad.

Leaving me to ask, what have you achieved this week to inspire yourself, your family, and others and what have you planned for your coming week? Do message me.

From 20 - 26 November

Audio Book News

I throughly enjoyed, The Success Myth written and narrated by Emma Gannon available on Amazon Audible. I found her Audio Book interesting, authentic and certainly an Audio Book I can recommend, however, be prepared for long chapters!

Figure Skating News

I love getting up early for my Figure Skating Sessions and find walking across

Photo of Guildford College taken from a frosty Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

Stoke Park, Guildford in Winter with the due crunching under my feet an invigorating and pleasing activity. The feeling of cooler, crisper and fresher air hitting my lungs to me is second to none and, combined with witnessing

Photo of an early morning sunrise taken from Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey, early one late Novemebr morning in 2023 by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq.

our sun rise really does invigorate me for my day ahead.

After enjoying my lessons and practice session, Nadia, a Rink friend approached with a white, very mundane and intriguing bag. Upon closer inspection, I was delighted to find two smaller bags within, containing

Photo of some wild Mushrroms in a clear bags given tp Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq by Nadia at Guildford Ice Rink, Surrey, towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

delicious dried Mushrooms. Yummy! Thank you Nadia, they will be much enjoyed.

On my return walk to Guildford Station, I again passed through the inspirational Stoke Park, however, this time took a different route, passing

Photo of an outside Gym located within Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

an outdoor exercise area.

On my travels, I also passed Guildford College

Photo of Guildford College outdoor Skate Park, Guildford, Surrey taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

Skate Park, where unsurprisingly no one was practicing due to the cooler temperatures no doubt, however, noted from their main buildings seasonal

Photo of Guildford College Xmas Seasonal lighting display, Guildford, Surrey taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

lighting display, they were already enjoying Xmas Mode. Just as I was approaching Guildford Station, I chanced across another Xmas related sign,

Photo of a trailor full of Xmas Tress being towed to their new homes in Guildford, Surrey taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

this time being towed to their destination leaving me wondering if you are prepared for Xmas 2023?

Book and Tutorial News

Work on my forthcoming, Tutorials and Book this week have been a little sparse, mainly due to my week being punctuated by wheelbarrow loads full of paperwork, however, never one to waste anything precious, the little time I have had, I have enjoyed learning new skills courtesy of a variety of Udemy Courses, then putting my new found knowledge into practice, with the aim of finding the most convenient delivery method for you.

I am throughly enjoying the process of editing my varied writings and am in the process of combining different pieces of work to make a cohesive whole which will be inspirational, informative, easy to access and navigate. More work to be achieved here for sure, however, I always find a

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq on a family walk along Southsea Sea Front, Hamsphire towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

family walk along our shore line inspiring, as not only does it allow me a break, where I am able to take stock of progress, but also allows me to be inspired by nature.

Web Site News

Progressing and having fun taking images and writing Blogs to inspire you all with. This week sees lots of little enhancements throughout the entirety of my

Photo of Baldi's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq Web Site as of an update towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

web site, with lots more planned in the future.

Also received a fair few messages regarding features on my web site not loading correctly, promptly, or not looking right in some browsers. May I suggest if you are having issues, update to the latest version of your chosen browser and try again. If you still encounter errors after updating, firstly do switch to an alternative browser to test, and then if the error persists, do message me with a trainscript of said error message, thanks!

Piano News

This week sees much

Photo of Baldi's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq trusty Piano Keyboard taken towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

piano progress in terms of brushing up older repertoire for use in forthcoming performances and saw the addition of two new Traditional compositions arranged by Nikki Isles to my Concert Repertoire list. Both well known and I am sure audience pleasers. If you are a Concert Pianist, and Traditional Music is your thing, I can recommend adding both Danny Boy and Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

I appreciate there has been lot of inspiring and varied news this week, leaving me asking

Early morning photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of a rank leading to some stairs and then Guildford Railway Station in the background asking what are your goals and wwhat is your destination next week? Photo taken towards the end of Novemeber 2023.

What will you achieve this coming week to inspire yourself, your family and friends? Do message me.

From 13 - 19 November

Web Site News

The home on the web for everything related to

Photo of Baldi's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's updated Index or Home Page of his Website as of the end of November 2023.

Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq will always be in a constant state of enhancement. This week is no exception, bringing,

clarity,

new inspirational text,

and,

images,

to my website site.

Examples include,

updates to my,

Photo of Baldi's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's Blog Home Page update as of the end of November 2023.

Blog Home

and,

further clarity to my Home page.

Stay tuned as I have lots more exciting and inspiring updates planned.

Audio Book News

What a breath of fresh air! I have now completed and can recommend Arnold Schwarzeneggers's Audio Book:

Be Useful, Seven Tools For Life,

which I found well written, researched and narrated by the man himself - a bonus do you not think?

Thanks to Amazon Audible Recommendations algorithm for this particular Audio Book or I may never have found it. All I will say is, if you are planning on taking a listen, fingers crossed, you enjoy it as much as I did. You will learn about his many inspiring achievements and how you too can achieve great things and inspire yourself, your family and your friends to achieve more.

Piano News

Lots of interensting music and studeis being enjoyed this week, speeding up older pieces that are not quite there yet,

Photo of Baldi's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's Piano Keyboard. Photo taken towards the end of November 2023.

and having fun learning new repertoire, including,

Danny Boy,

Somewhere Over The Rainbow,

both, arranged by Nikki Isles,

and,

Danza de la Rosa, No 3 from Escenas Poeticas, Series 1, composed by E.Granados.

General News

In my last blog I, touched on the inspiring Stoke Park Gardens, Guildford, Surery, United Kingdom. This week, I would like to introduce you to

Photo of the inspiring Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey taken on Bald's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's recent visit towards the end of November 2023.

the other side of Stoke Park,

Photo of the inspiring Stoke Park, looking towards Guildford, Surrey taken on Bald's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's recent visit towards the end of November 2023.

looking towards Guildford, which I find equally inspiring and well worth visiting, especially if you love walking in

Photo of the inspiring Woods, located within Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey taken on Bald's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's recent visit towards the end of November 2023.

woods, and on

Photo of the inspiring huge grass land and fields in Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey taken on Baldi's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's recent visit towards the end of November 2023.

open fields.

For me, the most inspiring time walking in our

Photo of our inspiring Sun rising over Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey taken on Bald's, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's recent visit towards the end of November 2023.

beautiful countryside is whilst our sun rises,

Photo wooden stairs or steps asking what are your challenegs this week? Photo taken whilst Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq was on a visit to Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey towards the end of November 2023.

leading me to ask, which challenges are you facing this week?

Which have you

Photo of a unsolved Puzzle, asking which of your challenges have you solved this week? Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq whilst he was on a visit to Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey towards the end of November 2023.

conquered,

and,

what are your,

Photo of a path in Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey bending round to the left, asking what are you challenegs for next week? Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq whilst he was on a visit to Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey towards the end of November 2023.

challenges for next week?

From 06 - 12 November

Audio Book News

Have Begun and am throughly enjoying, Be Useful, Seven Tools For Life, written and narrated by Arnold Schwarzenegger on Amazon Audible.

Web Site News

Among this weeks updates,

Clarity has been brought to my Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq's home page or main page of my site.

With lots of future additions planned, I feel sure exciting times are ahead.

Figure Skating News

Along with catching up with my Rink Family, much was accomplished this week as I am now only one Skill away from having learnt all the required Skills for my Level 2 Skills Test. Bring on more exciting times! Whilst walking back to

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of Guildford Train Station, Surrey, United Kingdom.

Guildford Station through the beautiful

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of an entrance into Stoke Park Gardens, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.

Stoke Park Gardens, I was inspired by this

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of a Pond, Woodland and Bridge in Stoke Parke Gardens, Surrey, United Kingdom.

calm and peaceful waterway reminding me of how much I have accomplished this week, leading me to ask, how much have you accomplished towards your goals?

Piano News

This week, I feel I have made steady progress towards my goals of speeding up pieces for potential concerts and have taken to practicing on my

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of a Musical Keyboad and music in rediness to begin performing.

Keyboard, in case our Universe throws me a curve ball requiring me to perform on Piano in places where no Acoustic Piano exists. All great skills to be learning, me thinks!

General News

Over the weekend a Sunday Lunch was enjoyed by all in

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of Greens in Wickham, Hampshire, United Kingdom.

Greens, Wickham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, which I can throughly recommend as the atmosphere was lively, however, not intrusively, the service top class and the food delicious. For us, some of the stand out advantages of choosing Greens was, they:

Always greet their customers by name,

Remember what customers enjoyed during their last visit,

and always,

reply prompty to E-mail bookings.

One evening, on the way to

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq trip to Algarves in Southsea, Hampshire, United Kingdom in the middle of November 2023 with his Cousin.

Algarves Grill, Southsea, where my Cousin and I enjoyed a yummy Portuguese Dinner, we passed a beautiful, cute and friendly

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of a beautiful and inquisitive Fox in Southsea, Hampshire, United Kingdom whilst out walking with his Cousin in the middle of Novemeber 2023.

Town Fox who was up early, enjoying rich pickings. He or she approached us, decided we were friendly, greeted us by wagging their tail and went on their way. Nature is so inspiring! Do you not agree?

Living by the Coast, is always going to be challenging, however, I find the awesome power of nature inspiring and this week, after the massive

Photo taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of South Parade Pier, Southsea, Hampshire, United Kingdom whilst out walking with his Cousin in the middle of Novemeber 2023.

storms of late was no exception!

Lastly, my family and I were inspired watching the Diwali Festival Celebrations

Photo of Fireworks taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of our local Diwali Festival in Southsea, Hampshire, United Kingdom in the middle of Novemeber 2023.

leading me to ask, what achievements are you

Another photo of inspiring Fireworks taken by Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq of our local Diwali Festival  in Southsea, Hampshire, United Kingdom in the middle of Novemeber 2023.

celebrating and what are you planning for your future?

From 01 - 05 November

Tutorials News

Lots of useful strides made during the last few days! Enjoyed typing up notes and placing them into their respective resting places. Looking forward to progressing to editing my Medical Book as soon as this round of Tutorial Drafts are completed. I feel sure there will be lots of sorting to be achieved once I begin Medical Book editing, however, know order will soon rule as my sole purpose will be to remove relevant Tutorial materials, separate everything and sort into their new respective homes.

In terms of Third Draft Tutorial progress, I have begun, but not every one is there yet, however, have completed a few more during the last few days, allowing me to feel significant progress has been made towards achieving another of my goals.

Figure Skating News

Thoroughly motivated by my

An early start for Baldi in Novemeber 2023. Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq waiting for his train on Fratton Station, Hampshire.

early start as I always look forward to be inspired by my Figure Skating Session, especially, since I was not able to attend last week due to engineering work on our Train Line. Well it has to happen sometimes, does it not?! Just wish they would choose weekends and stop annoying commuters!

Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with my Rink family, skating amongst some very talented Figure Skaters and of course my lessons. All in all, I feel refreshed and inspired to be back on the Rink.

Piano News

Whilst speeding up my Technical Study, much progress has been made in cutting out incorrect notes, my main aim now is to practice until I reach the speed marked by the composer. I also enjoyed spending time keeping my fingers warm revising older repertoire and being inspired by playing through potential new works for future learning and performances.

Garden News

Whilst showing

Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq showing some nealy arrived plants to their new homes in his garden.

new arrivals to their perspective new homes, I made a new friend,

Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq inspiring new Spider friend who he made whilst planting new plants in his garden.

leading me to ask, are you a Spider person? Personally, I love most animals and found this tiny creature, both colourful and inspiring. Just watching them go about their lives, weaving their home, oops, I meant web, I wondered how much more we could all learn from Nature? Long may we all live in harmony alongside all creatures.

Back to our new arrivals, I am looking forward to watching them grow and will post photos for you all to be inspired by their rate of development.

General News

Weather wise, thankfully

Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq looking out over The Solent towards France wondering where all these Ships had traveilled from.

lots of sea traffic has returned to much calmer seas, however,

Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq looking our ovver The Solent towards The Isle of Wight, wondering if he will arrive home before the storm sets in.

menacing storm clouds were still looming whilst we enjoyed walking along our Seafront.

Sunday brought an enjoyable lunch at

Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq enjoying a family Sunda Lunch at Bombay Bay in Southsea Marina, United Kingdom.

Bombay Bay, located in the heart of Southsea Marina, United Kingdom. Highly recommended if you are partial to Indian Food, service is a little slow as food is cooked to order, however, the atmosphere is great and staff are always pleasant. As they say, the best things in life are worth waiting for, leading me to ask

Baldi, AKA Amonn AL-Mahrouq enjoying asking what are your goals for Novemer 2023?

What Goal(s) have you set for November 2023? Do let me know, thanks for inspiring me and taking the time to read!

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